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   Hello! I’m back again. Ok, it’s been a year since my first post so i decided to update my blog. I keep on forgetting that I actually have a blog here that I never update so please forgive me.. =(

    Ever heard of the prayer of St. Joseph of Cupertino?  St Jospeh of Cupertino is supposedly a guy who wanted to be a Jesuit or be part of an order. Unfortunately, he is lacking in the brains department so during the entrance exam, he prayed fervently that he may only be asked the questions that he can answer. Lo and behold, that’s exactly what happened. The  questions in the entrance exams were the only questions St. Joseph can answer! So my mother told me that whenever I’m taking an exam, I must pray that I be granted the same privilege God has granted St. Joseph, that I may be asked only the questions I can actually answer.

    During my three years here in Ateneo, I have already taken three oral exams: one for Theo, one for Sci 10, and one for Philo (recently taken yesterday). These three oral exams have one thing in common: you have to pick a card at random and the number of the card would correspond to the number of the thesis statement/ topic you’re going to explain.

    Before every oral exam, I would sit quietly in one corner with my hands clasped together, head bowed and eyes closed. No, I wasn’t hyperventilating; I was praying to St. Joseph of Cupertino, that I would be able to pick the thesis statement I could actually explain.

    You know what? The prayer actually works! During those three oral exams, I was able to pick out the best card:

• Theo Orals: I picked card number 7 for thesis number 7 (The Passion Predictions of Jesus). It was the only thesis statement I can explain because it was our group report.
• Sci 10 Orals: I picked the king, which allows us to pick any topic I wanted.
• Philo Orals: I picked the ace for thesis number 1 (all about the insight). It was the only reading I can understand so you can understand the relief I felt when I saw the card.

  You may think it’s luck, but I think otherwise. I believe that God provides help to those who are in need. After all, that’s what miracles are for.